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9781855942172

Abuse

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  • ISBN13:

    9781855942172

  • ISBN10:

    1855942178

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-08-15
  • Publisher: Attic Pr
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Summary

This book examines various aspects of abuse as a problematic relationship. It explores types of abuse such as physical, emotional, verbal, and financial, as well as abusive relationships like workplace and school bullying, and child and spousal abuse. It identifies the origins and traits of abusive personalities and includes a client's story to give a human perspective on the theories it offers.

Author Biography

Jim O'Shea is a counsellor in Tipperary. He is the author of When A Child Dies, Footsteps of a Grieving Family (Veritas, 2008)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgementsp. vii
Introductionp. 1
Boundariesp. 5
The Abusive Personality: warning signs of possible abuse in new and existing relationshipsp. 18
Physical Abusep. 40
Verbal Abusep. 54
Emotional/Psychological Abusep. 64
Sexual Abusep. 75
Financial Abusep. 86
Abuse in the Workplace and in Schoolp. 97
Child Abusep. 114
Remaining in or Leaving an Abusive Relationshipp. 139
What Happens after Leaving an Abusive Relationship?p. 152
If You Have an Abusive Personality, Can You Change?p. 179
Afterwordp. 192
Bibliographyp. 197
Indexp. 205
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